Led by retired Brown University Professor Rhoda Flaxman, participants will engage in readings and closer examination of some of the dramatic worlds from Trinity Rep's 46th Season.

Course Two (Jan. 13-Feb. 3)
Twelfth Night Now: Secrets of Shakespeare’s continuing appeal in the 21st Century.

Course Three (Mar. 3-24)
Dead Man’s Cell Phone: Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s unique mixture of Naturalism and the Fantastic.

The Drama Circle meets at the theater on four consecutive Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 - 1:00PM for a brown bag lunch in conjunction with each play. Through convivial and enlightening mini-lectures, interactive group play readings and discussion, the Drama Circle will illuminate the literary, dramatic, historical, aesthetic and cultural contexts of each play. Supplementary activities include optional film screenings (after selected sessions), recommended reading, visits from artistic staff and access to rehearsals. This course expands the pilot Drama Circle course launched in April 2009.

Fee: $80 for one four-week course, or $150 for two courses. Seminar limited to 15 participants. To reserve your place, contact Caroline Azano at (401) 521-1100 x230 or cazano@trinityrep.com.

Dr. Flaxman, a long-time member of the Trinity Board of Trustees, recently retired from a twenty-year career as a professor of English at Brown University. She holds a PhD from Brown University in nineteenth-century British literature and art. 

Trinity Rep Drama Circle